By The Numbers: UFC 172

This Saturday, the Octagon makes its first stop in Baltimore, Maryland as Jon Jones meets Glover Teixeira. But before UFC 172 begins, let’s take a look at the card By The Numbers.

172This weekend’s UFC event, which will be the first Octagon appearance ever in the city of Baltimore or the state of Maryland

205Pounds, which is the weight division that will take center stage at UFC 172 in both the main and co-main event as UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones takes on Glover Teixeira, and Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis collides with Anthony “Rumble” Johnson

100Percentage of the main and co-main event fighters ranked in UFC.com’s top 15 with “Bones” as the champ, Teixeira at #2, Davis at #4, and “Rumble” at #14

6Successful and consecutive title defenses for UFC light heavyweight champion Jones, a UFC division record and 3rd longest title defense streak in UFC history behind Georges St-Pierre’s 8 and Anderson Silva’s 10

1133Days that “Bones” Jones has been the UFC champ since winning the belt via 3rd round KO/TKO at UFC 128 from then champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

51.5Percentage of Teixeira’s significant strikes in the UFC landed on the ground, the largest proportion of any fighter in UFC light heavyweight history (min. 350 sig. strike att.)

6.35Significant strikes landed per minute by Teixeira, highest rate of any fighter in UFC history (min. 5 fights)

4.62Successful takedowns per 15 minutes for Teixeira in the UFC, highest average for active UFC 205ers

2002Year that Teixeira made his pro MMA debut at WEC 3 in a hard-fought loss to Eric Schwartz, which is where coach John Hackleman saw Teixeira and invited him to train at his gym The Pit with future UFC Hall of Famer Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell

2008Year that Phil Davis won the NCAA Division I National Championship in wrestling at 197 pounds

4Times “Mr. Wonderful” became an NCAA D1 All-American in wrestling at Penn State University

3Fight win streak Davis is currently enjoying inside the Octagon

8UFC wins for Davis in his Octagon career, tying Davis with Gustafsson and UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar for 9th most wins in UFC 205 pound history

3Submission wins inside the Octagon for Davis: twice by anaconda choke and a one-armed kimura dubbed the “Mr. Wonderful” at UFC 123, which received Submission of the Night honors

88Percentage of Davis’ UFC opponents that he has taken down at least once

39.2Percentage of Davis’ significant strikes landed on the ground, 4th in UFC light heavyweight history

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